Description
Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology.
We are investing in our supplier quality engineering team by creating a leadership position to drive the growth and performance of our SQEs across all critical category spaces supporting the Launched Effects / Tactical Strike and Reconnaissance product requirements.
You will lead the team to work inside and outside the organization to define, develop, and execute supplier quality development plans that deliver high-quality, reliable parts, sub-assemblies, and whole systems for our internal manufacturing partners and external integration partners.
Responsibilities
- Lead a cross-discipline engineering team that focuses on PCBA, avionics, cameras, batteries, energetics, precision machined parts, electro-mechanical integration, cable and wire harnesses, as well as contract manufacturing services and sourcing for the Launched Effects / Tactical Strike and Reconnaissance drone programs.
- Lead the partnership with our design teams to support the design development process, provide design for manufacturability feedback, and help generate product data for supplier quality success.
- Systematically drive the supplier quality development processes throughout the product development stages with the product engineering team through design reviews, supplier process development, testing, and qualification for components and sub-assemblies.
- Partner with development engineering, product quality engineering, sourcing engineering, category management, and program management to deliver predictable supply to the development programs, production programs, and manage exceptions/containments/deviations for supplier technical performance, particularly in the development phases.
- Ensure supplier quality readiness by analyzing key and critical characteristics for drawings and supplier specifications, developing measurement systems, and driving supplier qualification activities (PPAP, FAIR, audits, inspection development, etc.) to meet program and product schedules and technical capabilities.
- Strategically partner with Category Management and Sourcing Engineering to drive overall supplier performance for cost, quality, delivery, and fulfillment of strategic sourcing goals.
- Define and structure key process indicators (KPIs) and effectively use performance data to drive alignment and results across multi-site organizations.
- Drive continuous improvement in supplier quality, cycle time, and delivery performance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar technical field.
- Minimum of 10 years of supplier or operations quality management.
- Minimum of 5 years in a management role with a track record of growth in Supplier Quality Engineering or Manufacturing Engineering.
- Experience evaluating and auditing imaging, gimbals, electromechanical, PCBA, propulsion, energetics, composites, mechanical parts, and electro-mechanical sub-assemblies manufacturing processes.
- Experience setting priorities for both development and production phases of the product life cycle.
- Experience flowing down Source Control requirements to suppliers.
- Working knowledge of AS9100/ISO 9001-based Quality Management System requirements.
Benefits Anduril offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including a comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) that ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.